Join us while we answer a few curious questions posed by children regarding various subjects such as this creation of this vampire legend and this method of honey making.
Query 1: Which Person Invented the Legend of Dracula?
Freyja, aged 8, wonders: which author wrote the tale of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
Gilbert, aged 6, asks: why do bees and wasps sting?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the Earliest Governing Body?
Nate, aged 8, questions: who created the very first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Produce Honey?
Harry, aged 7, questions: how do bees create honey?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
- Bees take the nectar from flowers and reduce the water levels until it becomes honey
- Wasps produce it, and bees take it from them
Query 5: What Language Do Babies Think in Before They Speak?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, inquires: before babies can speak, what form of thought do they process in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- Their thoughts match their parents' language
- They think in a special language that only babies understand
- They may not think in a structured way
